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• foreground — [fôr′ground΄] n. 1. the part of a scene, landscape, etc. nearest, or represented in perspective as nearest, to the viewer 2. the most noticeable or conspicuous position vt. ☆ to bring to or place in the foreground; emphasize; highlight …   English World dictionary

• Foreground — Fore ground , n. On a painting, and sometimes in a bas relief, mosaic picture, or the like, that part of the scene represented, which is nearest to the spectator, and therefore occupies the lowest part of the work of art itself. Cf. {Distance}, n …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• foreground — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)graʊnd[/t]] foregrounds, foregrounding, foregrounded 1) N VAR: oft in the N The foreground of a picture or scene you are looking at is the part or area of it that appears nearest to you. He is the bowler hatted figure in the foreground …   English dictionary

• foreground — I UK [ˈfɔː(r)ˌɡraʊnd] / US [ˈfɔrˌɡraʊnd] verb [transitive] Word forms foreground : present tense I/you/we/they foreground he/she/it foregrounds present participle foregrounding past tense foregrounded past participle foregrounded to give… …   English dictionary

• Scene graph — A scene graph is a general data structure commonly used by vector based graphics editing applications and modern computer games. Examples of such programs include AutoCAD, Adobe Illustrator, Acrobat 3D, OpenSceneGraph and CorelDRAW.The scene… …   Wikipedia

• foreground — noun 1 the foreground the nearest part of a scene in a picture or a photograph 2 be in the foreground to be regarded as important and receive a lot of attention: Education and health were very much in the foreground during the post war years …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• foreground, the — fore|ground, the [ fɔr,graund ] noun the front part of a scene or picture. The part at the back is called the background: She drew a few flowers in the foreground. in the foreground COMPUTING being used at the present time. Programs that are… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• foreground — I. noun Date: 1695 1. the part of a scene or representation that is nearest to and in front of the spectator 2. a position of prominence ; forefront 3. a level of computer processing at which the processor responds immediately to input to a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• foreground — /fawr grownd , fohr /, n. 1. the ground or parts situated, or represented as situated, in the front; the portion of a scene nearest to the viewer (opposed to background). 2. a prominent or important position; forefront. [1685 95; FORE + GROUND1]… …   Universalium

• foreground, the — [ˈfɔːˌgraʊnd] noun [singular] the front part of a scene or picture Ant: background …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• foreground — fore•ground [[t]ˈfɔrˌgraʊnd, ˈfoʊr [/t]] n. 1) the ground or parts situated in the front; the portion of a scene nearest to the viewer (opposed to background 1)). 2) a prominent position; forefront • Etymology: 1685–95 …   From formal English to slang